Unrest in the High Forest

Creating your character

You will be provided a link to D&D Beyond. Characters will start at level 1 and use Point Buy or Standard Array. If you choose to use materials outside of the Players handbook please ask for approval first.

Preparing for the session

You will need a good internet connection and a decent computer. Mic required and webcam is preferred. We can create characters during session 0 so that we can form a balanced party. If you create ahead of time we will review and adjust during session zero.

What Gene Armstrong brings to the table

We use D&D Beyond for the Campaign, Character creation and Dice Rolling (typically linked to Foundry VTT.) All the resources you need will be provided in D&D Beyond (but not every book.) Discord for private chats and Discord for our live sessions (Video and audio.) I use World Anvil for World information, large scale maps, lore, treasure listing, NPC information and important session notes. Role playing and team work is the focus of my games. PCs will have in-game reasons (that we work out in the first session) of how and why they work together. I do not allow PC vs. PC combat, theft from PCs, purposely harming another PC or anything as such. Not every relationship has to be perfect (none are) but PCs have to work together as a team with respect. Role playing is the desire for both me playing the NPCs and the players. Battles are generally tactical but in many situations, the scenarios can be resolved with creative role playing and not just killing everything. I like to give my "bad guys" motivations and not everything is black and white good and bad. A thief may be stealing just because she needs bread to feed her mother. But then again, evil NPCs do exist and may need to be dealt with as such. I discourage maximizing PCs for optimal battle as that's not the focus of my games. Magic items are moderately rare and usually consumable.

How Gene Armstrong creates a safe table

Profanity is not encouraged. Excessive profanity will not be tolerated. We generally play Rules as Intended. Rules will be bent on occasion to accommodate situations where the GM believes the outcome adds more entertainment or drama value to the story than the strict interpretation would allow. In some situations, a standard rule will be modified, and these are the “house rules.” As they come up everyone will be notified that this is a “new house rule.” House rules are posted in World Anvil and notifications are provided in Discord. I don't allow extended rules debate during play. The GM makes the call and if there are any questions about the ruling, notes will be made and a formal ruling will be posted in the World Anvil Rulings section.